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Teach - an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718) |
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teach - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" |
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learn,
instruct |
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acquire,
larn,
learn win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
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inform give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching"
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develop,
educate,
prepare,
train expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
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indoctrinate teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"
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drill train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
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catechise,
catechize examine through questioning and answering
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reinforce,
reward make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"
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spoonfeed teach without challenging the students; "This professor spoonfeeds his students"
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induct introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"
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mentor serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring"
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tutor be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction; "She tutored me in Spanish"
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unteach cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier
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unteach cause to disbelieve; teach someone the contrary of what he or she had learned earlier
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ground instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
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lecture,
talk deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
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coach,
train teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew"
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edify,
enlighten give spiritual insight to; in religion
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condition apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; "I condition my hair after washing it"
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teach - accustom gradually to some action or attitude; "The child is taught to obey her parents" |
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accustom,
habituate make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"
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